Backyard travels – the colours of Phuket
Much of my work involves exploring Phuket island and the Andaman coast region, but often I need look no further than my own backyard to see some weird and wild…
Computer crimes in Thailand – the case of Phuketwan.com
PHUKET: Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian of the news website Phuketwan.com have been tireless in their investigations of the treatment of Rohingya migrants, who -- it is well documented --…
Sweet cheeks: discovering the Thai sniff kiss
Below is an article I wrote for my old blog a few years ago. Since my kids are older now I don't see as many 'sniff kisses' planted on them,…
Sandy beaches, freedom and fear
Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian - 'Brave enough to change'One morning last week I opened a link of an album shared by my friend Alan, a collection of photos he…
Phuket Vegetarian Festival: Faces and Fire
Firecrackers, fierce warriors, sliced-up faces. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, one of Thailand’s most photographed events, has just come to a close. Amid the acrid smoke and unsettling scenes of the…
Phuket in the wet
Wet commute in south Phuket.Ahh, August in Phuket. We're in the midst of our rainy season here and this week has been wet wet wet! Crappy for tourists if they…
Photos: A Year in Phuket 2012
Nai Harn BeachAhh, Phuket. Been here for 13 years and I feel there's still much more to discover. It's been a great year of finding new Phuket sights and revisiting…
Phuket’s Party of the Year: Photo Album
Catch Beach Club on Surin Beach really knows how to put on an event. I'm pretty much a homebody these days but my friends and I were excited to get…
Summer
Palm trees, ocean breeze, salty air, sun-kissed hair. That endless summer, take me there. I took this photo on Khao Khat Beach, which is on the southeast Cape Panwa area of Phuket,…